Omaha daily bee., 1887-01-13

ceiyed as an absurdjty here. There may have
Deen good deal OF money expended on at
torneys. but not In buying votes. 1t has be-
come plain to the railroad managers that the
public demand for an Interstate law cannot
longer be ignored, and they have made up
their minds to submit and save their bribe
money.
Desperate efforts are 10 be made to recon-
init the report on the bill, to get further con-
ferenccs, to strike out the anti -poOling clause
ana 10 nnally thwart consideration final. 1t
IS conceded by the friends of the measure
that IL may 20 into the hands of several con-
ference committees, but the best judgment is
that IL will be finally passed There is an
immense demand from the country for the
passage of the measure. Through diligent
work the railroad companies have succeeded
in dividing the sentiment in some of the
large cities, but the country seems TO be solid
for it,
AFRAID OF THEIR SITUATIONS.
The death OF Senator LOGAN caused panic
among the senate committee clerks. They
feared the results of the changes which would
ensue in the chairmanshipS. Some times the
creation of one chairmanship makes dozen,
and the change OF a chairman means, under
ordinary circumstances. changes in the COM
mittee clcrkships 1t looked for three or
four days as though the death of Senator
Logan would diSplace at least dozen, per-
haps TWO dozen. employees. The clerks and
secretaries employed in the committee-room
OF Senator Logan are popular, efficient and
worthy, and 1t took but a moment to quiet the
trepldaton when 1t was brought to the lat
tentlon OF those having control of 1t. n gem
eral understanding was perfected by which
the clerks of the various committees affected
by the death and the consequent changes
should all be retained. There was general
jubilation by the grief-StriCken clerks, and
they are happy once again. There are 200
men Mt the capitol whose very eXistece
seems to depend upon certain senators and
members.
DETAIL FOR THE BENTEEN NcouRT-NtARrrAL.
The troubles at Fort Du Chesne Utah,
which post was established last summer, have
eliminated in the detail of general court
martial to try Colonel Frederick w. Benteen,
major of the Ninth cavalry. The court is to
convene February Z at Fort Du Chesne.
Colonel Benteen is the officer who dstin-
guished himself at the battle of the Little Big
Horn while captain in the Seventh cavalry,
and was selected to command Fort Du Chesne
when the post was established. General
Absolam Bird, inspector general, is now on
his way from this city to Fort Du Chesne to
make special investigation of matters at the
post under special orders from Lieutenant
General Sheridan. This evenings Critic
says that it is the impression among army
officers that Colonel Benteen is being made a
scapegoat for other offenders
General Sheridan was visitor on the floor
of the senate to-day
The army and navy general hospital at
Hot Springs, Ark, will be formally opened
next Monday.
Lieutenant Carl Reichmann, Twenty
fourth infantry, has been appointed recruit
ing officer at Fort Sill. Indian territory, for
all troops serving in the department of Mis-
souri,.
Lieutenant Alex Ogle, Seventeenth in
fantry, has returned to Columbus barracks,
Ohio, from a trip to Fort Douglas, Salt Lake
City, with detachment of recruits for the
Sixth infantry.
Army furloughs authorized: Sergeant
John NJ. Williams. company f, Twelfth in
tantry, Madison barracks, Sacketts llarbor,
New York, one month from January 10;
Private Walter G. Cooper, battery X, Second
artillery, Fort Monroe, thirty days.
Army leaves granted: Major Edwin V.
Sumner, Fort Reno, Indian territory, one
month; First Lieutenant William ii. c.
Bowen, Fifth infantry, Fort Totten, Dakota,
one month; First Lieutenant Robert j. G.
Irvine, adiutant Eleventh infantry Fort
Sully, Dakota, one month.
POSTAL CHANGES.
Mrs. Anna f. Mckenna was to-day ap-
vice Augustine =. Mckenna, resigned.
CAPITAL NOTES.
J. II. Cole, keokuk, la, is in the city.
Bids We're opened to-day by the Supervis-
kuli, Ia, as follows: Lockworthy 4 Menkv
Chicago, Sl1,653; John Moore, Syracuse
y. Y, S21 ,296; John Cameron, of keOliuk,
three bids, Sl2,750, S12,i50, Sll,9J0; Rice "
Bassett, Chicago, Sl2,GS5: Steele u Fletcher,
Keokuk, $l0975: Mccarthy Il COrbett, Wash
ingtOn. SIT ,320.
The casket containing theremains of Gen
eral Logan was opened yesterday by the un-
and her daughter, Mrs. Tucker. The fea-
lures were i'll perfect state of preservation
and presented as good an appearance as they
did on the day OF the funeral Mrs. Logan
and her daughter remained some time by the
side lt tlp paSISpt